To those who wonder how a person gets over the death of a parent...well, you really don't totally. My dad died when my first born was a baby, over 17 years ago. The first 2 years were terrible. I couldn't even talk about him without being very emotional. Thankfully by the time my children were old enough to ask questions about their grandfather I was able to talk about him.
Talking to my kids about him has helped because I've been able to keep him alive in my memory and to relate stories about and from him to my children. They know when I'm saying something that he used to say. Ie, when someone asked him what day it was his reply was always, "Friday (or whatever day it was) unless it rains", meaning that then it would be a rainy day. Silly, but something that I've passed down that my kids will probably say to their kids.
Yes, time does help a person after a loved one has died, but the upset never totally goes away.
T&B